Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2016/A/4885 Michaël Ciani v. Sporting Clube de Portugal, award of 21 July 2017 Panel: Prof. Luigi Fumagalli (Italy), President; Mrs Laurence Burger (Switzerland); Mr João Nogueira da Rocha (Portugal) Football Termination of the employment contract by mutual agreement Burden of proof Duress 1. Pursuant to art. 8 of the Swiss Civil Code, unless the law provides otherwise, the burden of proving the existence of an alleged fact shall rest…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2016/A/4874 Club Africain v. Seidu Salifu, award of 22 August 2017 Panel: Mr Alexander McLin (Switzerland), Sole Arbitrator Football Termination of an employment contract with just cause by the player Purpose of Article 12bis para. 3 RSTP Breach of its payment obligations by the club Fulfilment of the requirements for the lawful termination of the employment relationship 1. The 10-day deadline in Article 12bis para. 3 of the FIFA…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitrations CAS 2016/A/4855 Gassan Waked v. Al Shabab Club (Rafinha) & CAS 2016/A/4856 Gassan Waked v. Al Shabab Club (Tagliabue) & CAS 2016/A/4857 Gassan Waked v. Al Shabab Club (Berrio), award of 5 December 2017 Panel: Mr Nicholas Stewart QC (United Kingdom), President; Prof. Gustavo Albano Abreu (Argentina); Mr Georg von Waldenfels (Germany) Football Players’ agent’s commissions Interpretation of an agreement As a practical matter, an agreement which (i) is headed…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2016/A/4852 Zamalek Sporting Club v. Karim Alhassan, award of 13 October 2017 Panel: Mr Marco Balmelli (Switzerland), President; Mr Pedro Tomás Marqués (Spain); Mr Mark Hovell (United Kingdom) Football Termination of employment contract without just cause Article R57 para. 3 CAS Code Inadmissibility of counterclaims in CAS appeal procedures Invalidity of a waiver of the right for compensation Unilateral clause in player-club contract Duty to mitigate and set-off against…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitrage TAS 2016/A/4848 Redha Benhadj Djilali c. Club Sportif Constantinois, sentence du 17 août 2017 Formation: Me François Klein (France), Président; Me Jean Gay (Suisse); Me Daniele Moro (Suisse) Football Résiliation unilatérale d’un contrat de travail entre un joueur et un club par ce dernier Compétence du TAS Conséquences financières d’une résiliation sans juste cause 1. Lorsqu’en aucune manière la sentence rendue par le tribunal national de règlement des litiges sportifs…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2016/A/4846 Amazulu FC v. Jacob Pinehas Nambandi & FIFA & National Soccer League South Africa, award of 13 September 2017 Panel: Prof. Martin Schimke (Germany), President; Judge Rauf Soulio (Australia); Mr Manfred Nan (The Netherlands) Football Termination of the employment contract without just cause by the club Determination of the lex causae Law applicable to whether unilaterally and prematurely terminate an employment contract is allowed International nature of the…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2016/A/4838 Alex Pallarés Piquer v. FC Rubin Kazan, award of 19 December 2017 Panel: Mr Mark Hovell (United Kingdom), President; Mr Efraim Barak (Israel); Mr Michele Bernasconi (Switzerland) Football Contractual dispute Respondent’s lack of standing to be sued in connection with “vertical” disputes-related prayers for relief Distinction between “horizontal” and “vertical” disputes 1. Subject to the condition that Swiss law applies to the merits, the sole proper respondent in…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2016/A/4837 Sergio Navarro Barquero v. FC Rubin Kazan, award of 19 December 2017 Panel: Mr Mark Hovell (United Kingdom), President; Mr Efraim Barak (Israel); Mr Michele Bernasconi (Switzerland) Football Contractual dispute Respondent’s lack of standing to be sued in connection with “vertical” disputes-related prayers for relief Distinction between “horizontal” and “vertical” disputes 1. Subject to the condition that Swiss law applies to the merits, the sole proper respondent in…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2016/A/4836 Raúl Gonzalez Riancho v. FC Rubin Kazan, award of 19 December 2017 Panel: Mr Mark Hovell (United Kingdom), President; Mr Efraim Barak (Israel); Mr Michele Bernasconi (Switzerland) Football Contractual dispute Respondent’s lack of standing to be sued in connection with “vertical” disputes-related prayers for relief Distinction between “horizontal” and “vertical” disputes 1. Subject to the condition that Swiss law applies to the merits, the sole proper respondent in…

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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport Court of Arbitration for Sport Arbitration CAS 2016/A/4831 Equatorial Guinea’s Football Federation (FEGUIFUT) v. Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) & Fédération Malienne de Football (FMF), award of 24 August 2017 Panel: Mr Michele Bernasconi (Switzerland), President; Mr Carlos del Campo Colás (Spain); Prof. Stavros Brekoulakis (Greece) Football Disciplinary sanction for registering contradictory information regarding the identity of a player Standard of proof of “personal circumstance” Condition of intent for the qualification of fraudulent behaviour Inclusion of…

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